Russia detains, plans to deport American Mormons over visas

March 07, 2019 - 1:47 PM

MOSCOW - A Russian court has ordered the deportation of two American Mormons for violating the terms of their visas.

Officials said the men were working as English teachers without proper credentials and had given religious affairs as their reason for being in Russia. They were detained Friday in Novorossiisk, a Black Sea city.